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22 March 2017

Let's Bee Social # 169

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Bumper2Bumper

Wow! I am so happy to be here!Last Tuesday I had to have my appendix removed. Quite suddenly. So here I am now.... Glad to be able to share another Let's Bee Social weekly linky party with you!This week I am feeling pretty close to "normal" again. I spent Monday morning with the ladies from the Quaker Quilt Guild in Norwich providing a trunk show and was so very grateful to have some help carrying those totes of quilts and patterns into the show and out again. You can see photos over at Cindy's blog at Stitchin At Home. Thanks for your hospitality, Cindy!Here and there I have been working on some new design ideas. And today I am happy to announce the new Bumper2Bumper pattern is ready to go!

I am so pleased to have finally come come up with a design that finally focuses on those boys in our lives. This car design puts me in mind of when my son was a wee little guy. He loved ANYTHING with WHEELS. And he still does...I was only going to offer this in one block size - the smaller car block finishes at 5" x 9". Using 28 blocks, and the layout as shown at the beginning of this post, this would result in a 38" x 43" baby size quilt.But then I started thinking about how those little boys always grow into bigger boys. And I thought of how many of them retain their love of cars. So the block is also offered in a larger size finishing at 10" x 18". The same layout of the large blocks allows for a twin size quilt finishing at 76" x 86".If you have a car guy in your life that you would like to make a car quilt for, you can find the Bumper2Bumper quilt pattern listed here in my pattern shop.VROOM! VROOM!

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Oh Lorna - so glad you are better!! What a shock - take time to heal! Love, love your new car pattern! Yes, this is a perfect pattern for the little and big boys in our lives. Thank you for this absolutely lovely design!!

sorry you had to have surgery - that is no fun - but these kinds of surgery sure are easier than they used to be. My sister had hers out years ago and was in the hospital for at least 5 days and huge scar - heard it has a tiny scar now and in and out of the hospital quickly

Oh no!! So sorry to hear about the abrupt departure of your appendix!! :O I'm glad to hear you are on your way back to 199%! And those cars are cute overload!! With all of your recent events, I'm amazed with all you do! xoxo

Sweet Mercy Lorna! So glad you are on the mend! This car block is AWESOME! We totally need more boy blocks and I LOVE that your blocks allow me to use up whatever fabric I have here (which by the way is a LOT!) Hahaha. And to have it in two sizes is just wonderful! Thank you for one more project to go on my "Sew Much To Sew" list!

Continue to take care of yourself. I love the cars....I collect those miniature cars like Hot Wheels. I can see fussy cutting fabric with a person and/or cat/dog on it for a car here and there...Road Trip! We do need more male oriented quilts. I just bought "Vintage Tin" by Crabapple Hill to embroider-very masculine but it appeals to me too. That will be a long term project. This looks like such a fun pattern.

Glad to hear you're healing! I had my appendix out in 2007 and I have to say, the pain before they figured out what was wrong was worse than childbirth... and the drugs not as good! I hope you didn't have as bad an experience as I did! Love the cars! Construction vehicles next?

what a perfect block for a little boy, or come to that, any child. I hope you are feeling better again, take it very easy, don't lift anything heavier than a needle for a little bit of sewing on binding!

Oh dear - that must have been a rather bad experience for you. Pleased that all has been resolved and you are feeling better. But please remember to look after yourself - you body has some healing to do.

Oh my word, you have been through it haven't you! Something that sudden is always so scary! Glad to see you're back at it so soon! Hope you're taking it easy though :) I love your cars, and you're so right, we need more stuff for the boys! All the best x

I hope you are feeling better after your appendix operation. I had a hysterectomy early this month and am still working on recovering. Those cars are so adorable! I can't believe how active you can still be after your health issues.

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